US5584192A - Refrigerated shelf merchandiser - Google Patents

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US5584192A
US5584192A US08/400,174 US40017495A US5584192A US 5584192 A US5584192 A US 5584192A US 40017495 A US40017495 A US 40017495A US 5584192 A US5584192 A US 5584192A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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  • This invention relates to merchandising, and more particularly to point of purchase displays for simultaneously merchandising refrigerated and non-refrigerated consumer food products.
  • Merchandising displays and more particularly, point of purchase displays, are well known for retailing products. Such merchandising displays or racks are also well known for use adjacent checkout counters of grocery stores, supermarkets and the like for the display and merchandising of beverages, snack items and the like. The items displayed thereon are usually of the variety which requires no refrigeration.
  • FIG. 1 Another newer type of merchandising display now also in use adjacent checkout counters includes means for refrigerating the products displayed therein.
  • Such refrigerated displays or so-called showcases have taken many forms, some of which include chest-type open refrigerators, and upright refrigerators or cooling cases having a series of shelves therein and either an open front or a glass-covered front for displaying products therein.
  • Such showcases are useful for displaying, for example, beverages, dairy products, and various types of frozen foods.
  • merchandising display employed in supermarkets and the like is the so-called "salad bar island".
  • a display is typically employed to display refrigerated salad items from which a customer can pick and choose as desired. The items are selected from the salad bar island and are placed into a container which is weighed at the checkout station of the supermarket and priced accordingly.
  • Still another type of display employed in the larger supermarkets is a deli-type display.
  • a display is generally employed in conjunction with the deli department of a large supermarket wherein various deli meat items, cheeses, salads and other prepared foods are chilled and displayed for retail sale. The various items are selected by the customer, are weighed by the deli attendant, and are paid for at the checkout aisle of the supermarket.
  • the present invention is a food merchandiser for merchandising refrigerated food products.
  • the merchandiser comprises a support structure having two ends, refrigerated merchandising shelves spanning between the ends of the support structure, and a refrigerator for refrigerating product located on the refrigerated merchandising shelves.
  • Each refrigerated merchandising shelf is individually supplied with refrigerated air from the refrigerator.
  • the merchandiser is placed adjacent a checkout aisle with one end of the merchandiser abutting an end of the checkout counter, and preferably the express lane checkout counter.
  • Refrigerated food products are thereby accessible and removable from the refrigerated merchandising shelves of the merchandiser from either side of the merchandiser as customers pass down the aisles to the express lane checkout stations.
  • a merchandiser is particularly adapted for the merchandising display of salad bar-type items and deli-type items.
  • the merchandiser of the present invention can draw upon the refrigerator of a separate beverage merchandiser placed adjacent to the food merchandiser for the refrigerated air for the refrigerated merchandising shelves.
  • the food merchandiser can have the refrigeration unit contained within the food merchandiser itself as a component thereof.
  • each refrigerated merchandising shelf can employ its own dedicated refrigeration unit.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention includes unrefrigerated merchandising shelves spanning between the ends of the support structure in addition to the refrigerated merchandising shelves.
  • the food merchandiser of this embodiment thereby makes provision for merchandising of refrigerated and unrefrigerated food products which can be accessed and removed from the refrigerated and unrefrigerated merchandising shelves respectively from either side of the merchandiser as customers pass down the checkout aisles toward the express lane checkout stations.
  • the self-contained food merchandising shelf is adapted to be supported on a support structure and comprises a product supporting shelf structure, a transparent cover for displaying and providing access to food products on the shelf structure, and a refrigeration unit within the self-contained food merchandising shelf for refrigerating products located on the shelf structure.
  • the self-contained food merchandising shelf can be placed on an existing support structure placed adjacent a check-out aisle to allow refrigerated food products, and specifically deli and salad bar items, to be accessed and removed therefrom. This aspect of the invention allows existing express lane merchandising support structures to be readily retrofitted with a refrigerated food merchandising shelf.
  • One advantage of the present invention is that the merchandising of various food items within a supermarket is facilitated, and specifically the point of purchase merchandising of salad bar-type and deli-type food items is facilitated.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is that deli-type and salad bar-type food items are merchandised for display and sale to so-called "express lane" customers, which normally would forego a side trip to the peripheral locations or areas within a supermarket required to access these items.
  • Yet another advantage of the present invention is that existing express lane merchandising support structures may be readily retrofitted with the capability to merchandise deli and salad bar-type food items which require refrigeration.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the food merchandiser of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view, in section, of the merchandiser of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the food merchandiser of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of the food merchandiser of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the self-contained food merchandising shelf of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 there is illustrated one embodiment of a food merchandiser 1 of the present invention.
  • the food merchandiser 1 is preferably located adjacent the so-called “express lane” in a supermarket, and preferably is positioned abutting the end 2 of the checkout counter 3 of such an "express lane”.
  • this merchandiser 1 employs a support structure 4 which could take many forms, but which is illustrated as a series of tubular sections, including two floor-contacting base sections 5 and 6, a pair of upwardly extending shelf-supporting sections 7, 8 and 9, 10 at either end 11 and 12 of the merchandiser 1, and a horizontal supporting section 13 and 14 at either end 11, 12 of the merchandiser 1 connecting the vertical supporting sections 7, 8 and 9, 10 respectively.
  • a support structure 4 which could take many forms, but which is illustrated as a series of tubular sections, including two floor-contacting base sections 5 and 6, a pair of upwardly extending shelf-supporting sections 7, 8 and 9, 10 at either end 11 and 12 of the merchandiser 1, and a horizontal supporting section 13 and 14 at either end 11, 12 of the merchandiser 1 connecting the vertical supporting sections 7, 8 and 9, 10 respectively.
  • the merchandiser 1 is illustrated being used in conjunction with a refrigerated beverage display merchandiser 15.
  • the merchandiser 15 includes a conventional refrigeration unit 16 including a compressor 17, fan 18, condenser 19, fan 20, evaporator 21 and refrigerant loop 22.
  • the beverage merchandiser 15 includes a cabinet 23 which has pivoting transparent doors 24 for accessing product 25 located on shelves 26 within the cabinet 23.
  • Refrigerated air RA is forced upwardly through a plenum 27 located along the back of the cabinet 23.
  • the refrigerated air RA travels upwardly through the plenum 27 and downwardly over shelves 26 to cool product 25 thereon.
  • the plenum 27 of beverage merchandiser 15 communicates with each refrigerated merchandising shelf 28 through holes 30 in the back panel 31 of the beverage merchandiser 15 and holes 32 in the ends 29 of the refrigerated shelves 28.
  • Each refrigerated shelf 28 includes a base 40, end walls 51,52 fixedly attached to and upstanding from the base 40, and a transparent cover or enclosure 41 which includes two slidable portions 42 and 43, thereby allowing access to items located at either end of shelf 28.
  • Each transparent slidable portion 42,43 of the cover 41 comprised a pair of side walls 54,55 and a top wall 56.
  • the slidable portions 42,43 overlap and are each independently longitudinally slidable. Because they are both transparent and slidable, they allow visual and physical access to food products located within the enclosure defined by the end walls 51,52, base 40, and cover 41 of the refrigerated shelves 28.
  • Refrigerated air RA travels through the base 40 of the refrigerated shelves 28 and is forced upwardly through holes (not shown) in a shelf support 44, atop which food products are supported, for cooling same.
  • refrigerated air RA may flow through the base 40 and over the shelf support 44 to cool the shelf support 44 and indirectly the air in the enclosure 57 without flowing over the product contained in the enclosure 57.
  • Additional unrefrigerated merchandising shelves 46 can be utilized in conjunction with the food merchandiser 1 to simultaneously display refrigerated deli-type or salad bar-type food items requiring refrigeration as well as snack items and the like which require no refrigeration, such as candy, chips, etc.
  • the unrefrigerated shelves 46 are similarly supported by the vertical supports 7,8 and 9,10.
  • unrefrigerated bulk containers 47 of beverage, for example soft drinks can be merchandised in the lowermost location (FIG. 1).
  • FIG. 3 another embodiment 50 of the present invention is illustrated.
  • the refrigeration unit 16 is an integral part of the merchandiser 1 and the previous beverage merchandiser 15 described above is not relied upon to provide refrigerated air to the refrigerated shelves 28.
  • the tubular supports 9, 10 and 14 are utilized as conduits to transmit the refrigerated air RA in the refrigeration unit 16 upwardly to and through the refrigerated shelves 28.
  • FIG. 4 there is illustrated yet another embodiment 60 of the present invention.
  • the separate refrigeration unit 16 has been eliminated, and each refrigerated shelf 28 has incorporated on one end thereof a dedicated refrigeration unit 62 as part of the shelf 28.
  • This embodiment lends itself readily to the production of a self-contained food merchandising shelf which would be adapted to be supported on a merchandising support structure.
  • Such a self-contained food merchandising shelf is illustrated at 70 in FIG. 5. Again like numbers representing like components, the shelf 70 is a self-contained unit which includes its own dedicated refrigeration unit 62.
  • the aforementioned transparent cover 41 is employed which utilizes slidable portions 42 and 43 visualizing and accessing product supported on a shelf support 44 within the refrigerated shelf 28.
  • Refrigeration unit 62 supplies refrigerated air through the base 40 of the shelf 28 which travels upwardly through holes 72 in the shelf support 44 for cooling product supported thereby.
  • Such a self-contained unit allows existing express lane merchandising support structures to be readily outfitted with a self-contained refrigerated shelf for merchandising deli items and salad bar items or other refrigerated items at the checkout station of the express lane.

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